Archaeology Notes

Event ID 726493

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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(NX 3063 6109) Craighlaw (NR).

OS 1:10000 map (1982)

Craighlaw Castle, which is listed as "much-altered" by Tranter, has been partly rebuilt and is incorporated in a Victorian mansion. It was a rectangular keep of early 16th century date (SDD List 1955) with external rounded angles, and walls in the basement varying from 5'4" to 7'6" in thickness. The basement has been covered by a high barrel vault. The upper part of the castle is a 19th century reconstruction.

RCAHMS 1912, visited 1911; N Tranter 1965

The tower is generally as described. It has been extensively rebuilt, with a modern entrance in the NW side.

Visited by OS (TRG) 7 July 1976